# Fractures at Strata Industries
> OSHA SIR `2022087099` · 8/11/2022 · BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object or equipment rolling freely
- **Source:** Bars, rods, reinforcing bar (rebar)
## Employer
- **Name:** Strata Industries
- **Location:** 420 Carroll Street, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, 11215
- **NAICS:** 238120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The injured employee was directing the operator on an excavator with a boom attachment that was carrying a load of rebar. When the load came down, the bars wedged instead of laying flat, and then rolled toward the injured employee striking and fracturing his left ankle.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*